1 (advocate, speak well of) recomendar to recommend sb for a job recomendar a algn para un trabajo; she comes highly recommended (by Anne) viene muy bien recomendada (por Anne); I don't recommend the pizza no recomiendo la pizza
can you recommend a good lawyer? I have just spent a holiday there and would recommend it to anyone it's a great film - I'd thoroughly recommend it some recommend this drink as a hangover cure he said he was going to recommend me for (a) promotion though ten years old, this book is highly recommended there are a number of recommended restaurants these qualities recommended him to Olivier I'm afraid I couln't recommend her as a baby-sitter his latest opera is highly recommended he is a very highly recommended window cleaner pillows are not recommended for babies under 12 months typhoid vaccination is recommended for people visiting Africa they will travel to Moscow to recommend ways to ease the Soviet economic crisis to have much/little/nothing to recommend it
the town has much/little to recommend it el pueblo tiene mucho/poco atractivo
she hasn't got much to recommend her apart from her money this biography has much to recommend it it's a tedious play with nothing to recommend it La Noblesse restaurant has much to recommend it he had little but his enthusiasm to recommend him it's an old hotel with very little to recommend it
2 (advise) recomendar; aconsejar what do you recommend for a sore throat? ¿qué recomienda para el dolor de garganta?; this method is not to be recommended este método no es nada recomendable aconsejable;or
it far exceeded the recommended levels the lecturers have given me a list of recommended reading for the course
to recommend doing sth recomendar aconsejar hacer algo;or
we strongly recommend insuring these items the doctor may recommend limiting the amount of fat in your diet to recommend [that] ...
the doctor recommended that he (should) stay in bed el médico le recomendó aconsejó que guardara cama;or
it is recommended that you book beforehand the judge recommended that he serve 20 years in prison Andrew recommended that I start with shellfish soup it is recommended that you should consult your doctor they recommend that adults have between 5 and 9 servings of fruit and vegetables a day
to recommend sb to do sth recomendar aconsejar a algn hacer algo que haga algo;oror
anyone travelling to Tenerife was recommended to hire a car for a couple of days although my sister and her husband have eight children, they do not recommend other couples to have families of this size to recommend [against] sth, doing sth
I would recommend against going on your own le recomendaría aconsejaría no ir solo que no fuera solo;oror
the judge recommended against mitigation of sentence experts recommend against the move
3 (formal) (commit) [+person, soul] encomendar I recommend him to your keeping se lo encomiendo
